Looking ahead to RWC 2011 – 2 years and counting down (PART II)
So, after a very succesful Tri-nations campaign, what are the Boks future prospects looking like? Will PDV’s kick-and-chase game plan work next year or the year after or will teams have cottoned onto this idea and find a defensive pattern to counter act the effective kicking game recently employed. A fair number of the current...
Who are bigger chokers – The All Blacks or The Proteas?
Everyone in the rugby world says that the All Blacks are the biggest chokers in the game when it comes to World Cup Rugby time. It is a fact that the All Blacks have failed to win the World Cup every since they won the first one. They somehow always seem to disappoint when it...
Looking ahead to RWC 2011 – 2 years and counting down (PART I)
Two years ago, the All Blacks were a dominant force, once again the smart money was on them to take the RWC until France, once again, trounced their hopes in the quarters, leaving the Boks the last team standing with the golden cup. 2 years down the line, the tide has changed. After a rocky 2008...
New Zealand 33 – Australia 6
Many had called this a dead rubber and a battle for the wooden spoon but weren’t we treated to a good game of rugby, especially for New Zealand supporters. For those who thought that the All Blacks would roll over and play dead, they were pleasantly surprised. For me, I could see a difference in...
New Zealand ring the changes for last Tri-nations match, but are they the correct ones?
Messeurs Henry, Smith and Hansen delayed the announcement of the team to face the Aussies in the last of the Tri-nations matches, which, in all essence is a dead-rubber and only competing for wooden spoon, which I guess, if you’re not a Bok is a big thing. But have they made the decisions in keeping Rockoko,...
Argentina invited to make 4 nations tournament in 2012
After a long debate about where/if Argentina should join one of the top 2 competitions in the world outside of the RWC, they have been invited to participate in a proposed 4 nations tournament along with the current SANZAR teams, SA, NZ and Aus from 2012, the year after the RWC in NZ. There are...
New Zealand vs South Africa 3rd Test – Review
Well, well, well, well……..what can we say about this great Bok Side? Have they silenced their critics or have they silenced their critics? The display on Saturday was nothing short of sublime. The game started off with the ref calling 2 penalties against the Boks that are still baffling me. Never in my short rugby...
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